The 2026 Indiana Hoosiers football team is the program that represents Indiana University Bloomington (Indiana or IU) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers are led by their third-year head coach Curt Cignetti. They play home games at Memorial Stadium which is located in Bloomington, Indiana, as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Offseason Departures RB Solomon Vanhorse WR Camden Jordan TE Holden Staes TE James Bomba OL Jack Greer DL Andrew Turvy DB Bryson Bonds DB Reece Bellin K Brendan Franke K/P Olubade Baker
NFL draft
At the 2026 NFL draft, a program record eight Hoosiers were selected. Six players were signed as undrafted free agents, while punter Mitch McCarthy was invited to the Patriots training camp. Wide receiver and punt returner Jonathan Brady and offensive lineman Kahlil Benson were initially invited to the Raiders and Chiefs training camps respectively, and were later signed as undrafted free agents. Name Pos. Team Round Pick QB Las Vegas Raiders 1 1 WR New York Jets 1 30 CB New York Jets 2 50 RB San Francisco 49ers 3 90 WR Baltimore Ravens 4 115 TE Pittsburgh Steelers 5 169 C Tennessee Titans 6 194 LB Houston Texans 7 243 OL Kansas City Chiefs UDFA DB Pittsburgh Steelers UDFA WR/PR Las Vegas Raiders UDFA RB Las Vegas Raiders UDFA EDGE San Francisco 49ers UDFA LS Buffalo Bills UDFA S Miami Dolphins UDFA WR Las Vegas Raiders UDFA
CFL Global Draft
Name Pos. Team Round Pick P Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2 14
Outgoing transfers Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school 0 DL 6'3" 300 Rs-SR Sacramento, CA Baylor 2 WR 6'0" 200 SR Levittown, PA Liberty 16 DB 5'11" 173 FR Philadelphia, PA Colorado 16 QB 6'2" 207 Rs-FR Miami, FL Georgia Tech 17 WR 5'11" 175 FR Westfield, IN Withdrew/remained at IU 20 DB 5'11" 180 FR Charlotte, NC Arkansas State 22 WR 5'11" 190 FR Needham, MA Florida 23 DB 6'0" 174 JR Hollywood, FL Miami (OH) 42 DL 6'5" 250 Rs-SO Bettendorf, IA UMass 47 DL 6'4" 247 SO Indianapolis, IN 58 DL 6'6" 268 JR Carmel, IN Illinois State 63 OL 6'4" 290 Fr Kaukauna, WI Northern Michigan 71 OL 6'6" 281 FR Danville, IN San Diego State 80 DL 6'3" 285 JR Alexandria, LA Memphis 86 WR 5'11" 190 FR Elmhurst, IL Withdrew/remained at IU 98 DL 6'6" 244 Rs-FR Bettendorf, IA UMass
Coaching departures Name Previous Position New Position Derek Owings Indiana – Director of athletic performance, football Tennessee – Director of football sports performance Chandler Whitmer Indiana – Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Quarterbacks coach
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school 56 OL 6'5" 318 JR Whitefish Bay, WI Wisconsin 8 DL 6'4" 253 JR Traverse City, MI Notre Dame 49 LS 6'6" 260 SR Grimes, IA Iowa State 19 P 6'1" 205 FR Melbourne, VIC Hawaii 4 CB 6'1" 191 JR Phenix City, AL Penn State 90 DL 6'3" 300 JR Decorah, IA Tulsa 10 QB 6'2" 200 RS-JR Rockwall, TX TCU 8 WR 6'3" 201 JR River Rouge, MI Michigan State 35 K 6'3" 207 JR Mullaghbawn, IE Troy 7 DE 6'6" 275 SO Eden Prairie, MN Kansas State 12 DE 6'3" 250 JR Wichita, KS Kansas State 7 WR 6'0" 206 RS-JR St. James, LA Tulane 1 RB 5'8" 207 SO Charlotte, NC Boston College 13 DB 5'10" 195 SO Columbus, GA Cincinnati 88 TE 6'3" 245 FR Leo, IN Miami 0 DB 5'11" 160 FR Houston, TX Montana State 6 S 6'1" 212 SR Elysburg, PA Wisconsin
Recruiting class
Walk-ons Maverick Geske 14 QB 6'0" 187 RS-Freshman Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School Cade Kaiser 26 WR 6'5" 214 RS-Freshman Batesville, IN Batesville High School Iosua Stephens 26 DB 6'2" 185 RS-Freshman Brownsburg, IN Valparaiso Anthony Chung 31 DB 6'1" 199 RS-Junior Mequon, WI Homestead High School Jeff Utzinger 34 LB 6'3" 232 RS-Senior Carmel, IN Cathedral High School Clay Conner 36 DB 6'4" 206 RS-Junior Boonville, IN Boonville High School Heath Kizer 37 DB 6'1" 203 RS-Sophomore Indianapolis, IN North Central High School Kaden McConnell 38 LB 6'2" 228 RS-Sophomore Greenwood, IN Center Grove High School Bryce Taylor 43 K 5'10" 189 RS-Freshman Bloomington, IN Bloomington High School South Sam Lindsey 45 LS 6'0" 188 RS-Junior Lilburn, GA Georgia State Lincoln Murff 45 DB 5'10" 186 RS-Junior Indianapolis, IN Ben Davis High School Jackson Tolle 47 LS 6'0" 220 Freshman Fishers, IN Hamilton Southeastern High School Clayton Allen 52 LB 6'2" 209 RS-Junior Fishers, IN Hamilton Southeastern High School Chance Johnson 64 OL 6'5" 305 RS-Freshman Jeffersonville, IN Jeffersonville High School Luke Graham 73 OL 6'4" 315 Freshman Pendleton, IN Pendleton Heights High School Prescott Horvath 78 OL 6'8" 280 Freshman Mishawaka, IN Marian High School Jaidon Van Pelt 81 WR 5'11" 160 Freshman Fort Wayne, IN Carmel High School Hunter Stroud 83 WR 6'0" 183 RS-Freshman Martinsville, IN Martinsville High School Bruno Massel IV 86 WR 5'11" 196 RS-Freshman Elmhurst, IL York Community High School Josh Placzek 90 K 5'11" 193 RS-Sophomore Carmel, IN Carmel High School Quinn Warren 93 K 6'6" 214 Junior Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Coaches acquisitions Name Previous Position New Position Tyson Brown Colorado State – Strength and conditioning coach Indiana – Director of athletic performance, football Tino Sunseri UCLA – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Indiana – Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Preseason
NFL Combine Nine Hoosiers were invited to the 2026 NFL draft Combine, setting a program record. The players invited were Fernando Mendoza, Roman Hemby, Omar Cooper Jr., Elijah Sarratt, Riley Nowakowski, Pat Coogan, Aiden Fisher, Louis Moore, and D'Angelo Ponds. Coogan, Fisher, Hemby, Mendoza, Moore, and Sarratt did not participate in any combine tests. Ponds participated in the vertical jump, jumping 43.5 inches, 2nd among 2026 participants and 4th all-time amongst cornerbacks.
Pro Day IU hosted its 2026 pro day at John Mellencamp Pavilion on April 1, 2026. Representatives from all NFL teams were in attendance, including Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak. Over 100 media personnel were present, and the event was streamed live on ESPN and NFL Network. Events included the vertical jump, bench press, broad jump, 40y dash, shuttle/cone drills, and position drills.
Participants included: OL Kahlil Benson RB Kaelon Black DB Devan Boykin WR Jonathan Brady C Pat Coogan WR Omar Cooper Jr. DL Stephen Daley LB Aiden Fisher K Brendan Franke RB Roman Hemby DE Mikail Kamara LS Mark Langston P Mitch McCarthy QB Fernando Mendoza S Louis Moore TE Riley Nowakowski CB D'Angelo Ponds DL Dominique Ratcliff WR Elijah Sarratt TE Holden Staes RB Solomon Vanhorse WR E.J. Williams Jr. DL Kellan Wyatt
Spring game The Hoosiers' spring game took place on Thursday, April 23 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. It was televised on Big Ten Network, and streamed live on YouTube TV and FuboTV. Roughly 21,000 attended.
First team: QB Josh Hoover RB Turbo Richard WR Nick Marsh WR LeBron Bond WR Davion Chandler TE Andrew Barker LT Adedamola Ajani LG Sam Simpson C Drew Evans RG Austin Leibfried RT Joe Brunner DE Chiddi Obiazor DT Mario Landino DT Tyrique Tucker DE Tobi Osunsanmi LB Rolijah Hardy LB Isaiah Jones CB Jamari Sharpe CB Jaylen Bell S Amare Ferrell S Preston Zachman Rover Byron Baldwin Jr.
Josh Hoover earned 94 yards on 6/14 passing, while Grant Wilson threw 3/4 with 89 yards and a touchdown, Jacob Bell threw 4/7 for 49 yards, and Tyler Cherry threw 5/6 for 35 yards.
Big Ten media days Carter Smith, Tyrique Tucker, and Isaiah Jones represented the Hoosiers at the 2026 Big Ten Media Days on July 30 in Chicago, Illinois.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries vs. North Texas
Statistics UNT IU First downs 19 18 Plays–yards 67–367 46–365 Rushes–yards 38–152 30–134 Passing yards 215 231 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–29-1 13–16-0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 37:22 22:38 Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Tayven Jackson 22/28, 192 yards, INT Rushing Jahiem White 14 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving Corri Milliner 4 receptions, 66 yards Indiana Passing Josh Hoover 13/16, 231 yards, 4 TD Rushing Turbo Richard 15 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD Receiving Charlie Becker 4 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD
vs. Howard (FCS)
Statistics HOW IU First downs 4 24 Total yards 57 505 Rushes–yards 27–13 46–296 Passing yards 44 209 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–20–1 9–16–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:24 33:36
Team Category Player Statistics Howard Passing Ja'Shawn Scroggins 8/15, 43 yards, INT Rushing Billy Roberson II 7 carries, 14 yards Receiving Derrick Miller 1 reception, 15 yards Indiana Passing Josh Hoover 6/11, 145 yards, 4 TD Rushing Lee Beebe Jr. 16 carries, 112 yards Receiving Charlie Becker 3 receptions, 81 yards, 3 TD
vs. Western Kentucky
Statistics WKU IU First downs 10 24 Total yards 186 513 Rushes–yards 29–66 41–233 Passing yards 120 280 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–31–1 19–25–0 Time of possession 25:09 34:51
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Brock Glenn 17/32, 120 yards, INT Rushing Brock Glenn 11 carries, 30 yards Receiving CC Ezirim 2 receptions, 30 yards Indiana Passing Josh Hoover 18/24, 273 yards, 2 TD Rushing Turbo Richard 15 carries, 149 yards, TD Receiving Charlie Becker 5 receptions, 127 yards, TD
vs. Northwestern
Statistics NU IU First downs 21 24 Total yards 325 472 Rushes–yards 27–32 40–271 Passing yards 293 201 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–30–0 19–29–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 25:13 34:47
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern Passing Aidan Chiles 22/29, 293 yards, 2 TD Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 5 carries, 26 yards Receiving Luke Dehnicke 7 receptions, 140 yards Indiana Passing Josh Hoover 19/29, 201 yards, TD Rushing Lee Beebe Jr. 24 carries, 203 yards, TD Receiving Charlie Becker 7 receptions, 98 yards
at Rutgers
Statistics IURUTG First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Indiana Passing Josh Hoover 20-27, 251 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Turbo RichardLee Beebe Jr. 13 carries, 204 yards, TD18 carries, 122 yards, TD Receiving Charlie BeckerNick Marsh 8 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs7 receptions, 120 yards, TD Rutgers Passing A.J. SuraceDylan Lonergan 6-10, 128 yards, TD5-10, 67 yards Rushing Clay Thevenin 12 carries, 47 yards, TD Receiving K.J. Duff Jr.Ben Black III 4 receptions, 78 yards1 reception, 53 yards, TD
at Nebraska
Statistics IUNEB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving Nebraska Passing Rushing Receiving
vs. Ohio State
Statistics OSU IU First downs Total yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving
at Michigan
Statistics IUMICH First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving Michigan Passing Rushing Receiving
vs. Minnesota
Statistics MINN IU First downs Total yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Minnesota Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving
vs. USC
Statistics USC IU First downs Total yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics USC Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving
at Washington
Statistics IUWASH First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving Washington Passing Rushing Receiving
vs. Purdue
Statistics PUR IU First downs Total yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving
Personnel Roster